On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Brad wrote: : -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- : : On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Alex V. Toropov wrote: : : > Is ther any way to clear console window (text mode) before login promt ? : > : > After comp. starts I see (at tty1) login promt at screen bottom and last : > output : > of system initialization above it. I'd like to see login prompt at top of : > clear screen. : : This was posted a while back on the list. i forget who or when though... : : # mv /etc/issue /etc/issue.old : # clear > /etc/issue : # cat /etc/issue.old >> /etc/issue
Alternate solution: Install mingetty and edit /etc/inittab to taste. Benefits - screen is cleared and you save memory. Personally, I don't know why mingetty isn't the default for VCs. The other solution works fine too :) -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet 410 South Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midco.net finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP Key: (0xA33B86E9)
